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The All India Organisation of Chemists & Druggists (AIOCD) has written to the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) on operations of online Pharmacies. AIOCD stated that despite the issuance of notices, E-Pharmacy companies have not stopped their operations.

Government has given full exemption from custom duty on import of medicines used in rare diseases. The Central Government has given full exemption from basic customs duty on all drugs and Food for Special Medical Purposes imported for personal use for treatment of all Rare Diseases listed under the National Policy for Rare Diseases 2021 through a general exemption notification.

Healthcare facilities such as pharmacies and collection centres for pathology laboratories will be established at 270 stations in the Eastern Railway zone by the end of this year.

“In a bid to spread healthcare facilities to the remotest corner of its network, the Eastern Railway has awarded the contract for setting up healthcare-focused multi-utility stores at 270 stations for a period of five years,” Arora told reporters.

Pharmacy council of India is preparing for the exit exam for Diploma pharmacy. PCI invites Government faculty for panel empanelment of Exit Exam.

PCI (Pharmacy council of India) said in a notification that this is to bring to kind information that Exit Examination for Diploma in Pharmacy has to be conducted. Faculty from Government and Government Aided colleges are hereby informed to fill the form for being considered as an expert.

Indian Pharmacopoeia commission, IPC indicated adverse drug interactions associated with widely used antibiotic cephalosporins and Amikacin.

Cephalosporins are beta-lactam antimicrobials used to manage a wide range of infections from Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria.And Amikacin is indicated in the treatment of serious infections due to amikacin sensitive organisms.

Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar, Minister of State inaugurates Pharma Anveshan-2023 on the occasion of National Pharmacy Education Day

Pharmacy council of India has finalised that the exit exam of Diploma in pharmacy candidates will be implemented from 2022-2023 batch of D.Pharm course.

National Action Plan on containment of Antimicrobial Resistance (NAP-AMR) was launched on 19th April, 2017. National AMR surveillance network of state medical college labs (NARS-Net) has been established to generate quality data on AMR for priority bacterial pathogens of public health importance.

AMR surveillance network of state medical college labs (NARS-Net) established to generate quality data on AMR.

Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology, Dr Jitendra Singh said, India will make significant investment in R&D to develop a roadmap for design and delivery of vaccine development for future pandemic.